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The Guide
Thursday, December 14, 1961, page 2 (of 24)
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THE GUIDE
2 THE GUIDE Thursday, December 14, 1961
ART TIMES
By Robert S. Hurwitz Local artist Bert Boucher, displays his best work to date, with a show of 25 drawings and paintings at Village Corner Gallery. The artist and his material must be understood before the true meaning of his message can come across. Boucher, in his best work, fixes his paper surface, which is sometimes wrinkled, with a wax base, his color drawing medium is thin crayon. For build-up texture effect, he then scratches with a blunt instrument. A lacquer is sometimes added to seal the wax. Boucher's major works do not light up with gay color or allow you to use the adjective "beautiful"; rather, they are sensitive reflections of the artists' experience or imagination. "Paris Remembrance" and "Remembrance of an Afternoon" use a dark background technique with the vibrations of light portraying the abstract figures. The situation of happy loneliness is well worked out. The subject of love is delicately achieved in "Entangled." Two nude lovers in contemplation are placed in the foreground of a tapestry-like background of half circles. "Conversation With the Night" is a show stopper. The vibrations, foreboding and eeriness of the nocturnal are captured in this painting. There's a dominating figure but not dominating to the degree that the city at sleep and the flickering of lights are allowed to prove it's scene valid. If you've ever walked or awakened in the scary darkness of night, you'll find that you've been in this picture before. Boucher has advanced well in his painting, style and communication. Probably Boucher's work falls apart most when he goes to a big pallet of color in his oils. His stories and subject matters are superb creations of his active mind. My guess is that when technique and subject matter combine with a better use of color balance, his work will become very popular. Sometimes an artist can get lost in the clutter of too much detail, too much motion and too much labor. Boucher did that a great deal of the time. His more immediate response to "Conversation With the Night" and "Turnpike" are good complete reactions, that have been done quickly and succeeded. A good show to study and enjoy.
Bar Mitzvah Liberman's
The Bar Mitzvah of David Liberman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Liberman, will take place Saturday morning at Temple Zion. The Libermans will sponsor the Oneg Shabbat following Friday evening services. David is an eight grade student at the West Miami Junior High School and writes for the school newspaper "West Miami Star." He plans to continue as a student in the Temple Zion confirmation class. Out-of-town guest will be his grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Liberman from Pittsfield.
5 Win At Temple Judea
There were five winners in the Temple Judea annual Chanukah Home Decoration contest. They are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freefield, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tuch, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milton, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Simon and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Deutsch. Chanukah, or the Feast of Lights, is observed in December for a period of eight days, and commemorates Israel's victory in the first recorded battle for religious liberty.
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